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New Jersey state bird. Goldfinch. D500.AF-P 70-300 FX
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Gorgeous bird...you did it justice!
Thanks Lisa.
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I looked through my files and it turns out I don't have any shots of Mosquitos
But I do have this shot of a Western Meadowlark our official state bird:
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RH Alberta
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In Canada we have Provinces instead of States. The official bird of the Province of Alberta is the Great Horned Owl. Alberta is found north of the State of Montana. Hope you don't mind...
D750, 200-500, 1/1000 sec @f/5.6, ISO 400, 500 mm
D750, 200-500, 1/1000 sec @f/5.6, ISO 400, 500 mm
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I can hear it now! Beautiful…I looked through my files and it turns out I don't have any shots of Mosquitos
But I do have this shot of a Western Meadowlark our official state bird:
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Forgive me…I’d forgotten that this site is global. I’ll edit my ask. As for your province’s bird…a wise choice!
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State bird of Kentucky. Northern Cardinal.
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Lucky you! They are simply unmistakably awesome. Our Cardinals in AZ aren’t as red…this guy is brilliant!
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Thanks. He was also I think our winter time gray makes them stand out quite a bit. This shot was just after sunrise and if you look closely you can see a few snow flakes falling.
This Was shot on Dec 26. Here is a capture of his mate shot on the same day just a minute or two later. The bright red male gets all the attention but I think the females have a beauty all their own
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Ah @jeffnles1 - you are a renaissance man! She IS beautiful!
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Oh I LOVE Chickadees…especially their calls…chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee…
And look at the feet…they look metallic…
Doug Herr
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California's state bird (a1, 600 GM)
my other home, where my heart is
Alaska'a state bird (a7rIII, 100-400 GM)
California's state bird (a1, 600 GM)
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Alaska'a state bird (a7rIII, 100-400 GM)
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Who knew…? (not me) It was the Audubon Society that selected the valley quail as an appropriate symbol of California and recommended its official adoption to the California Legislature.
The photo amazing how the breast colors match the moss on the tree limb. Such a regal bird.
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As for your heart bird…well…that says it all.
Rustic land
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Western Australia state bird, the Black Swan.
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Magnificent bird! Perfect for Western Australia. Wow!
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Pennsylvania's state bird, the ruffed grouse. Unfortunately, due to west Nile virus it's rather scarce now.
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@Woody Meristem, what a beautiful bird. I had no idea that WNV affected birds. I just googled and read a report from Michigan where they have studied the affects of WNV on the ruffed grouse. Crows, blue jays and ravens are the most affected. Now I have even more reason to take care of standing water.
Beauty.I looked through my files and it turns out I don't have any shots of Mosquitos
But I do have this shot of a Western Meadowlark our official state bird:
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Nice Ralph! The American Goldfinch is the state bird here in Washington also.
Doug Herr
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West Nile Virus whacked the California-endemic Yellow-billed Magpie pretty hard but after some lean years they're making a comeback. My theory is that before West Nile the genetic variability in the magpie population included some birds that were more resistant than others, and these resistant birds survived to re-populate. Not a state bird, anywhere.
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In Hampshire, in the UK, we don't really have a County bird, so here's a Sparrowhawk that obligingly perched on a parapet in the south of the county and spotted me.
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